Clutch "“F”" — VW
Clutch "“F”" on VW: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B5 (3B), VW Phaeton (3D)
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- Damage of this kind is invariably caused by a defective valve body.
📋 Procedure
- Check inner circumference of cylinder "“F”" for scoring by friction plates.
- Renew cylinder "“F”" and freewheel inner ring of clutch "“D/G”".
- Check outer circumference of cylinder "“F”" for scoring by friction plates.
- Renew cylinder "“F”". [Note: Damage of this kind is invariably caused by a defective valve body.]
- Visually inspect needle bearing (arrow 1).
- Renew cylinder "“F”" if necessary.
- Check running surface of metal bush (arrow 2) in cylinder "“F”" for wear.
- Renew cylinder "“F”".
- Rub down sliding surface one or two times with oiled abrasive paper (grain size 600).
- Clean running surface thoroughly with clean cloth and check running surface. The running surface should now be in as-new condition.
- Renew cylinder "“F”".
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.